The characteristics of American lamps How to choose and maintain American lamps
American lamps refer to lamps decorated in American style. It is a form of the American lifestyle that has evolved to today. Generally American lamps are more suitable for the decoration of various American style homes. There are many American lamps on the market, and many people are interested in American lamps. I don’t particularly understand, what are the characteristics of American lamps? How to buy and maintain American lamps? Let's follow the editor of the BENWEI LIGHTING website to find out.
Features of American lamps:
American lamps have various styles and shapes. The materials are generally selected from more sophisticated solder, copper, iron art, crystals, etc., the color is calm, the temperament is timeless, and the pursuit of a sense of elegance represents the owner's better taste in life. Its main features are:
1. Be concise:
Because the style is relatively simple, the details are particularly important. American lamps generally use bronze, black cast iron and copper as the frame. In order to highlight the characteristics of the material itself, the frame itself has become a decoration that can produce different shapes at different angles. Light perception, which makes American lamps more attractive than European lamps with golden light.
2. Single-oriented:
The color of American lamps and lanterns is mostly a single color (light color), while European or neoclassical lamps and lanterns are mostly decorated with gold or other colors, carved, gold and silver.
3. Pay attention to practicality:
Another important feature of American lamps is their practicability. For example, there are ceiling fan lamps specially used in the dining room or living room, which can both illuminate and act as a fan.
4. Pay attention to the atmosphere:
Don’t think that because you adore antiques, American lamps are serious and rigid. In this regard, they are different from Chinese lamps. In fact, many American lamps are touching and warm, because Americans think that houses are used to live in. It is not for appreciation. It is the essence of American style home design to make people who live in it or occasionally come and go feel warmer. Therefore, the colors used in American style lampshades are mainly light colors, beige and light. Yellow and so on.
American lamps
The above is a brief introduction about the characteristics of American lamps. I believe that after the above introduction, everyone will have a further understanding and understanding of American lamps. Of course, if the American lamps installed in the home have good decorative effects and have a long service life, then You must learn how to choose and maintain American lamps. Let’s take a look at the following introduction about how to choose and maintain American lamps:
How to buy and maintain American lamps:
1. How to buy American lamps:
1. Look at the brand of American style lamps:
Before buying American-style lamps, you must establish the principle of going to brand stores to buy branded lighting. In the principle of brand purchase, choose the most cost-effective and most suitable lighting for you. For example, NVC Lighting, Philips, Osram, and other well-known domestic and foreign brands in the market.
2. Safety of American style lamps:
Safety is always the most important thing. You can ask the sales staff to show relevant reports when you buy American-style lamps. In addition, you should consult customer service in detail about where certain lamps are suitable for use. For example, under normal circumstances, the bathroom should use waterproof and anti-fog lamps.
3. Energy saving of American style lamps:
For the common people, energy saving = saving money and saving your use cost. Therefore, it is best to choose LED lights and energy-saving light sources among the American style lamps and lanterns. Choose different types of lamps according to the function of the area. For example, do not choose spotlights in the bedroom, and choose waterproof and anti-fog lamps in the bathroom. For the elderly, choose lamps with higher illuminance to avoid accidents for the elderly.
4. American style lighting coordination:
The biggest role of American-style lamps is to show the effect of decoration, so when purchasing, it is best to use simplicity as the principle. Lighting that is easy to replace the light source and easy to repair is the best choice. American-style lamps and design styles must be Coordination, the overall color coordination or style coordination should be maintained. For example, white or silver-gray lamps should be selected for modern and simple designs, while traditional Chinese styles should choose traditional style sheepskin lamps. In addition, it is best to choose branded lamps. Sexual lamps.
2. How to maintain American lamps:
1. Don’t rush to install the American-style lighting after the purchase meeting. First, we need to check the product manual, and then install and use it after understanding the installation notes and methods, otherwise there may be danger, according to the light source parameters provided by the sign to replace it in time If the two ends of the aging lamp tube are red, the lamp tube is black or dark, or the lamp does not turn on, the lamp should be replaced in time to prevent unsafe phenomena such as the ballast from burning out.
2. When performing maintenance and care, you must pay attention not to modify the structure of the lighting, and do not randomly replace the relevant parts of the lighting. After the cleaning is completed, the lighting should be installed as it is, and do not miss or install the lighting parts. Components, the principle of the lighting switch, is mainly to use the sharp rise of the filament temperature to accelerate the sublimation. Frequent switching will cause the filament to be heated for many times. The more frequent will naturally shorten the service life of the filament, so don't switch it too frequently. Lighting.
3. It is also necessary to pay attention to the lighting in the room to prevent moisture intrusion, so we need to wipe it with a dry cloth frequently to prevent rust damage and leakage short circuit over a long period of time. If the lighting is non-metallic, you can use a damp cloth Wipe, so as not to accumulate dust and hinder the lighting effect, regularly clean the dust on the lamp surface, the average annual illuminance will be reduced by about 30%, so cleaning the dust can not only increase the service life of the lighting, but also make the lighting more illuminating.
